Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Castleberry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Castleberry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Castleberry, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Castleberry (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Castleberry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Castleberry is historic, it would have been located within present day Bradley County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bradley County: Ashley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Castleberry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castleberry:
- Bradley County (The home county of Castleberry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castleberry, with the one closest to Castleberry listed first.
- Farmville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Lanark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Gravelridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jersey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingalls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Sumpter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Johnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Moro Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Long View Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castleberry, with the one closest to Castleberry listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- North Crossett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- West Crossett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Crossett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castleberry, with the one closest to Castleberry listed first.
- Harrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Tinsman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Harlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Hopeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castleberry, with the one closest to Castleberry listed first.
- Orlando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- New Edinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Rye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Annover ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Kingsland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Pansy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Saline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Toledo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Dallas County
- Fordyce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castleberry, with the one closest to Castleberry listed first.
- Wilmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lacey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Barkada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Lincoln County
- Cornerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castleberry, with the one closest to Castleberry listed first.
- Joyce City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Bearden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castleberry, with the one closest to Castleberry listed first.
- Calion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Crain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Perdue City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Lawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lapile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Urbana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Bolding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Strong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norphlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Felsenthal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Sandy Land
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Castleberry, see our County-by-County Page for Castleberry.
Cemeteries Near Castleberry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castleberry.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Castleberry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Castleberry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Castleberry, with the one closest to Castleberry listed first.
- Craney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gravelridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Childs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lavilliam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pattsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Castleberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Castleberry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Castleberry, with the one closest to Castleberry listed first.
- Gravelridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Lanark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Simpson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Jersey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingalls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Summerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sumpter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Marsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marsden is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsden
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Johnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Moro Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saline ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saline is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Orlando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Castleberry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castleberry.
Newspapers Published in Castleberry ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castleberry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castleberry, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castleberry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Castleberry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Calhoun County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Drew County
- Lincoln County
- Ouachita County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Castleberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Castleberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |